The Brothel

Details

Sir Cedric Morris (1889-1982)
The Brothel
signed and dated 'MORRIS/22' (upper left)
oil on board
16¾ x 15¼ in. (42.5 x 38.7 cm.)

Literature

Exhibition catalogue, Cedric Morris, Tate Gallery, London, 1984, p. 28, illustrated.

Exhibited

London, New Grafton Gallery, Retrospective Exhibition: Cedric Morris 1889-1982, June - July 1975, no. 3.
London, Tate Gallery, Cedric Morris, March - May 1984, no. 10.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

'Observation of people was always important, and in the Paris years in particular Cedric seems to have been a continuous observer of human types, recording their activities and idiosyncrasies, as a number of drawings in bars and cafes attest. Genre scenes such as No. 10 [the present work] ... seem to anticipate Burra (whom Cedric knew in Paris and London) in their amused and not unsympathetic absorption in other people's lives and their milieu. Cedric was very much a watcher'. (Exhibition catalogue, Cedric Morris, Tate Gallery, London, 1984, p. 28).

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